Summary:
Zip code 06614, located in Stratford, Connecticut, is home to a single middle school: Harry B. Flood Middle School, which serves grades 7 and 8 within the Stratford School District and enrolls 466 students. As the only middle school in the area, all local comparisons focus on how this school performs against its district and the state of Connecticut.
Harry B. Flood Middle School's strongest subject is English Language Arts, where it outperforms its district in both grades; 8th grade ELA proficiency reached 46.5% in 2025-2026, well above the district's 40.9%, while 7th grade hit 44.0% versus 42.5%. Mathematics remains the biggest challenge, with proficiency rates of 26.2% in 7th grade and 23.6% in 8th grade—far below state averages of roughly 44% and 42%. Encouragingly, the school posted solid year-over-year gains in 8th grade ELA (+10.2 points) and 8th grade math (+3.3 points), though 7th grade math declined by 4.9 points. Science performance improved and now exceeds the district by 4.4 points, though it remains about 15.5 points behind the state.
The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 17.1% matches the district exactly and sits slightly above the state's 16.4%. Nearly 48% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating significant economic need. However, the school benefits from a low student-to-teacher ratio of 10.4 to 1 and per-student spending of $17,276, providing structural resources that could support further academic progress. Overall, Harry B. Flood Middle School sits in the lower-middle tier of Connecticut middle schools—ranking in the 37th percentile statewide—but recent gains, especially in ELA and 8th grade math, suggest positive momentum for families considering this school.
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